Blinq is a polished digital business card app with a genuinely generous free tier. But if you want premium metal hardware, a real built-in CRM, and Canadian pricing, here is the honest case for Anexus Connect.
Blinq, out of Melbourne, does a lot right: a mature app, a smooth QR and Apple Wallet flow, and a free tier that is hard to beat. If that is all you need, it is a fine choice. But Blinq leads with the app and treats the physical card as a plastic add-on. Anexus Connect is NFC-first — a premium engraved metal card in your wallet, a built-in mini CRM that logs every visitor by source, native sync to 10 CRMs, and CAD pricing with no conversion or cross-border surprises. It is free to start, too.
Blinq's physical card is a PVC-style add-on to the app. Anexus leads with the hardware: a laser-engraved Metal Black or Stainless Steel card at $59.99 CAD, or a $24.99 Phone Tap sticker that makes any phone tappable. The card is the product, not an afterthought.
See the full Anexus vs Blinq comparisonBlinq keeps a basic contact list on its higher tiers and syncs to HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zapier. Anexus logs every visitor with source, device, and an engagement score in a built-in mini CRM, and syncs natively to 10 CRMs — HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, Freshsales, Copper, Apollo, ActiveCampaign, Close, and monday.com.
See all 10 integrationsAI-drafted follow-ups are not a core Blinq feature, and it has no native storefront. Anexus drafts each follow-up from the visitor's own activity and sends it via Gmail, and its Profile Shop (Stripe Connect) lets you sell products, services, or a paid intro straight from your profile.
Explore the mini CRMBlinq is Australian and English-first. Anexus is built in Ontario: pricing in CAD with no conversion surprises, contacts that stay yours to export or delete, and a fully trilingual experience in English, French, and Spanish. Every card comes with a free plan, plus 3 months of PRO free. Offer ends September 30, 2026.
See CAD pricingA shareable booking link sits on your profile from day one, on the free Basic plan, so a new contact can book you before the conversation cools. Two-way Google Calendar sync is the PRO part, keeping your real availability accurate in both directions.
How booking worksOn PRO, the profile you share auto-translates into 18 languages for whoever opens it, detected on arrival. That is the shared profile, not the interface: this website itself runs in English, French, and Spanish.
See Visitor TranslationThe Blinq alternatives worth shortlisting, and what actually separates them: Anexus Connect — Canadian, NFC-first: laser-engraved Metal Black or Stainless Steel cards at $59.99 CAD, a mini CRM built into the card, and native sync to 10 CRMs including Pipedrive, Zoho, Copper, Close and monday.com. Popl (United States) — the widest hardware range: cards, tags, wristbands, keychains and phone cases; syncs to HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo and Zapier. HiHello (United States) — a polished app with a generous free tier and an optional NFC card add-on; CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier) sits on the higher tiers. V1CE (United Kingdom) — the broadest choice of materials: metal, wood, bamboo, ceramic and PVC in several finishes; native CRM integrations are limited. Wave (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) — custom-printed PVC NFC cards; syncs to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho. If a premium engraved metal card, a CRM that lives inside the card itself, and Canadian pricing in CAD matter to you, Anexus Connect is the one built around those. If you need the widest accessory range or shipping outside Canada, one of the others will fit better.
Yes. Both are digital business card platforms with NFC, QR, Apple Wallet, and a live profile, so Anexus covers everything you would expect from Blinq. Where it goes further is premium metal hardware, a built-in mini CRM with source attribution, AI-drafted follow-ups, 10 CRM integrations, and Canadian CAD pricing. If you want the app-only experience with a plastic card, Blinq is fine; if you want the card and the software to be equally serious, Anexus is the better fit.
Fair question. Blinq has a very mature, well-polished app with years of iteration behind it, a large global user base, and a generous free tier. It is English-first and widely recognised internationally. If a refined app with a simple plastic card is all you need — and metal hardware, a deeper CRM, or Canadian pricing are not priorities — Blinq is a solid choice.
Export your contacts from Blinq as a CSV and import them into Anexus Connect, or sync directly from your CRM. Then create your free Anexus profile and order a card. You can run both in parallel while you move over — there is no rush, and the Basic plan is free forever.
Both are free to start, so the honest answer is that it depends on what you buy. Anexus metal cards are $59.99 CAD and the Phone Tap sticker is $24.99 CAD, with PRO at $6.99/month or $59.99/year — and 3 months of PRO free with any card (through September 30, 2026). Blinq's paid plans are priced separately from its card; check their site for current numbers. Compare on the features you will actually use, not just the sticker price.
No. Every vendor's NFC card is programmed to open that vendor's hosted profile, so a Blinq card opens a Blinq profile and cannot be re-pointed to Anexus. When you switch, you order a fresh Anexus card (Metal Black or Stainless Steel, $59.99 CAD, or the $24.99 Phone Tap sticker). Your contacts move over by CSV or CRM sync, so nothing is lost.